Scarf hat

ABSTRACT

A SCARF HAT COMPOSED OF A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR THIN SHEET OF FIBROUS MATERIAL, WHICH CORNER PORTIONS ARE SUCCESSIVELY FOLDED, STITCHED AND GATHERED TOGETHER AROUND A LONGITUDINAL PLIABLE FILLER INSERT, WHICH PROVIDES AND RETAINS THE SHAPE OF THE FINISHED SCARF HAT HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE APPEARANCE OF A BONNET.

B. L. GLUFARB SCAR}? HAT Filed May 25, 1970 INVENTOR.

BARBARA L. GOLDFARB.

CULLEN, SETTLE, SLOMAN & CANTOR ATT"YS.

United States Pate 3,618,140 SCARlF HAT Barbara L. Goldfarb, 30165Stellamar Drive, Birmingham, Mich. 48010 lFiled May 25, 1970, Ser. No.40,230 Int. Cl. A42b /00 US. Cl. 2--207 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE A scarf hat composed of a substantially rectangular thinsheet of fibrous material, which corner portions are successivelyfolded, stitched and gathered together around a longitudinal pliablefiller insert, which provides and retains the shape of the finishedscarf hat having substantially the appearance of a bonnet.

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates toan article of wearing apparel such as a headdress and more in particularto a bonnet shaped scarf hat and the method of making the same.

The scarf hat of the present invention is made from a rectangular sheetof fibrous material commonly known as a scarf. The material of the scarfmay be silk, acetate, crepe, wool or any other commonly used fibrousmaterial. The fibrous sheet is folded over a pliable longitudinal fillerand formed by gathering and stitching of the corner portions of thefibrous sheet into a bonnet like hat structure, wherein the pliablefiller material maintains the shape of the hat structure. The pliablefiller material is preferably a soft foam rubber composition.

The structure and method of making the scarf hat of the presentinvention will be described in detail in the hereafter followingdescription, having reference to the accompanying drawing, which, inseveral figures, illustrate the various steps of making the presentscarf hat.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings, forming part of thefollowing description:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the sheet of fibrous material and pliablefiller insert placed in position thereon used in the manufacture of thepresent scarf hat;

FIG. 2 illustrates the initial step of manufacture of the present scarfhat;

FIG. 3 illustrates a further step in the manufacture thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the partially manufactured scarf hatillustrating still another step in the manufacture thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right hand end view of the partially manufactured scarf hatof FIG. 4; and

FIG. 6 is a side view of the completely finished scarf hat of thepresent invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT With continued reference to thefigures. In the drawing, FIG. 1 illustrates a sheet of fibrous material10, preferably having a substantially rectangular shape providingtriangular corner portions, A, B, C and D longitudinal edged A, B, C,and D. The sheet of fibrous material 10, as is common in scarfs, can bemade of silk, acetate, crepe, wool or any other such material used inthe manufacturing of scarfs.

The sheet of fibrous material 10 has an imaginary diagonal center line Xextending through the opposite corners designated D and B in FIG. 1.

3,fil&l40 Patented Nov. 9, 197T In FIG. 1, as the first step in the modeof making the present scarf hat, a rectangular piece of pliable material12 is placed flat on the sheet 10 with its inner longitudinal edge 13being aligned along the diagonal centerline X.

The piece of pliable material 12 can be made of any soft, rubber likematerial such as foam rubber, and has preferably a thickness ofapproximately one quarter to three quarters of an inch. The length andwidth of the piece of pliable material 12 is such as not to extend overthe next adjacent longitudinal sides B or C of the sheet 10.

Referring now to FIG. 2, a further step in the mode of making thepresent scarf is illustrated in which the lower corner portion C of thesheet 10 nearest to the pliable insert 12 is folded over the pliableinsert towards the diagonal centerline X, as shown, providing a fiatside 14 extending along the outer edge of the pliable insert 12 inparallel relation with the diagonal centerline X.

The pliable insert 12 is then stitched along stitch lines 16 to both thefolded over corner portion C and the main portion of the sheet 10.

Referring now to FIG. 3, the further step in making the scarf hat of thepresent invention requires the structure of FIG. 2 to be turned upsidedown so that the folded-over corner portion C is at the bottom of thesheet 10', whereafter the opposite corner portion A of the sheet 10 isfolded together along a line extending perpendicular to the diagonalcenterline X of the sheet 10 in such fashion that the edges of thediagonally opposite longitudinal sides A and D are parallel in line witheach other. The folded together section 18 of the corner portion A ofthe sheet 10 is then stitched along the parallel aligned sides A and Dat 32 as indicated in FIGS. 3 and 4-.

With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, after the foregoing step, the pointedtip 20 of the folded together portion 18 is tucked inwardly as shown inFIG. 5 to provide a straight edge 22 having ends 34 and 36.

Still referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, in a further step of the mode ofmaking the diagonally opposite corner portions D and B are then eachgathered separately and fastened by stitches 24 to provide oppositetails 26 and 28 adjacent both ends of the filler 12.

Thereafter, one corner each at the ends 34 and 36 of the straight edge22 of the folded and stitched together portion 18 is then stitched toits adjacent tail at the gathering sitches 24, which causes a portion ofthe hat structure containing the filler 12 to be bent around an arc toassume a substantial U-shape as shown in the rear view in FIG. 5.

As further illustrated in FIG. 5 a resilient band 30, such as a rubberband, may be connected at both ends to the opposite tail sections 26 and28 thereof to normally draw the sections together if the hat is not inuse but which will readily expand when being worn and providessufiicient contraction to maintain the hat in position on the head of auser.

This completes the steps in the mode of making of the present novelscarf hat and provides a bonnet like hat structrue as illustrated inFIGS. 5 and 6 in which the pliability and resilience of the filler 12forms and maintains the arc of the bonnet like hat structure.

The present novel scarf hat structure is subject to variousmodifications concerning the size and shape of the sheets 10 and filler12 and modifications in the material thereof, the only requirement beingthat the sheet 10 is made of a relatively thin easily foldable materialhaving substantially no stiffness and the filler 12 being made of a softpliable and somewhat resilient material. Such size and materialmodifications which do not depart for, the essential spirit andcharacteristic of the invention are intended to be included within thescope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An article of manufacture, particularly a wearing apparel, to be Wornon the head of a user, comprising: a sheet of fibrous material having agenerally rectangular shape, a diagonal first corner portion of saidsheet of material being folded over towards the center of said sheet; afiller comprising a flat rectangular piece of pliable material disposedon said sheet between said folded over first corner portion and the mainportion of said sheet, the inner longitudinal edge of said rectangularpiece of pliable filler material being aligned with the diagonalcenterline of said fibrous sheet of material; said filler being stitchedto both the folded over first corner portion and the main portion ofsaid sheet along its longer sides; the diagonal second corner portionopposite from said folded over first corner portion of said sheet beingfolded along a line including the apex of said second corner portion andextending normal to said diagonal centerline of said sheet with thecorresponding outer free edges of the second corner portion parallel andin engaging registry in a line and stitched together on said line alonga predetermined distance, the opposite third and fourth corner portionsof said sheet disposed on said diagonal centerline adjacent the outerends of said stitched in filler being individually gathered and stitchedto provide opposing tails, the pointed tip defined by said stitchedtogether outer free edges being tucked inwardly to provide a transverserearstraight edge; the opposite ends of said straight edge beingrespectively secured to said gathered portions to thereby provide abonnet like hat shape, the pliable filler having a suflicient resilienceto maintain the bonnet shape.

2. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 1, in which saidpliable filler material comprises a plastic foam rubber.

3. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 1, in which aresilient band is provided connected between and to said oppositegathered portions.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,211,807 1/1917 Aidenland 2-2032,109,248 2/1938 Hibshand 2-203 X 2,199,427 5/ 1940 Dohen 2198 2,574,20811/1951 Crowthers 2-207 2,624,884 1/1953 Degnon 2198 2,903,705 9/ 1959Price 2207 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner G. H. KRIZMANICH, AssistantExaminer

